Experts are studying the voice recorder on the Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed, killing 157 people, with hopes it will yield some answers. 9News
Dagmawit said temporary death certificates had been given and a final one would be issued in two weeks' time. Collection of DNA samples from relatives had begun.
As families wait for the results from the investigation, Ethiopian Airlines is planning to hold a service on Sunday in Addis Ababa, at the Kidist Selassie, or Holy Trinity Cathedral, where many of the country's past rulers are buried beneath its pink stone spires. Papers given to the families at the Skylight Hotel on Saturday said death certificates would be issued within two weeks, and an initial payment made to cover immediate expenses.
Flight data has already indicated some similarities with a crash of the same model of plane during a Lion Air flight off Indonesia in October. All 189 people on board were killed. Both planes crashed within minutes of take-off after their pilots reported problems.
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